rowing boat

Definition of rowing boatnext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowing boat
Noun
  • The resort also has a gorgeous, airy gym with those same views of the volcano, tennis and pickle-ball courts, and solid ocean programming that includes sunrise paddles in the resort’s outrigger canoe, paddle boarding, snorkeling, and diving.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Reunited with the men, the family crosses the Mekong in canoes to refugee camps in Thailand on a dark and rainy night.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This despite a raft of important fixes detailed on the same page.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This idiosyncratic tale about a group of ravers in search of themselves and connection against the backdrop of Morocco’s desert rave scene has gained traction in recent weeks, winning a raft of craft prizes at the European Film Awards this past weekend.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Next comes Emergency Medical Services in a rowboat.
    Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
  • By Caity Weaver My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, existential dread, and a rowboat.
    Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Next to it sat a pontoon boat and a basketball goal.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
  • At Quai de Cologny, people sunbathe on a round pontoon, whose striking design is a draw in itself.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nguyen was among those refugees, crowding as a teen on a dinghy heading for international waters.
    Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Dock the dinghy at Bar One to enjoy a frozen cocktail or an ice-cold beer at this floating bar anchored offshore.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Upside-down jellyfish pulse beneath my kayak, and mangrove roots stitch land together, holding the island in place.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • While officers prepared a kayak for a rescue, the bystanders were able to get a rope to the man who then used it to pull himself all the way out of the water.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • From the skiff, Jewel prayed as the officers cuffed the men, allegedly roughed one up, and eventually coerced him into revealing where the stash was.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The duo have been friends for more than five decades, after meeting in Baltimore, where 22-year-old Winfrey was a news anchor who offered 21-year-old King a production assistant gig.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • His first head coaching gig came in 2011 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where his father, Frank Cignetti, played and then coached for 20 seasons.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Rowing boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowing%20boat. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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